Australia’s Eddie aims to go even faster in Glasgow
Eddie Nketia produced some eye-opening 100m sprint times recently. He wants more on debut in a strong Australian Commonwealth Games athletics team.
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Gout flies home for third in 150m behind US great
Australian sprinter Gout Gout has finished an impressive third behind the great Noah Lyles in the 150m at a track meet in Ostrava.
Aussie sprint king outlines lofty ambitions
Queensland's Lachie Kennedy has his sights on achieving Commonwealth Games glory and a slice of Australian sprinting history before the year is out.
Gout Gout blown out: Aussie schooled on big-time bow
Australian teenage athletics sensation Gout Gout could only finish sixth on his Diamond League debut at the Bislett Games in Oslo, up against the sprint elite.
‘Chuffed it was you’: Aussie beats unbeatable Mondo
Australian Kurtis Marschall has achieved what no pole vaulter has been able to do in nearly three years -- defeat the mighty Armand Duplantis.
PNG sprinter Pais Wisil dreaming big ahead of Glasgow
It's hardly surprising that imposing PNG sprinter Pais Wisil has drawn the attention of rugby league scouts.
Murphy completes rare sprint double in Darwin
Australian sprinter Aidan Murphy has done the rare 200m-400m double at the Oceania championships in Darwin.
Azzopardi and Reath the big winners at Oceania titles
Sprinter Josh Azzopardi and high jumper Yual Reath were the day's big winners at the Oceania athletics championships in Darwin.
Former Fiji rugby star happy to be back on the track
After making her mark in rugby for the Queensland Reds and the Fiji sevens team, Heleina Young is back on the track with an eye on the LA Olympics.
Murphy goes oh so close to Australian 400m record
Aidan Murphy has led home an Australian trifecta in a high-quality men's 400m at the Oceania athletics championships in Darwin.
Gout Gout to double up at World U20s in Oregon
Australia will send a record squad of 75 to August's U20 world athletics championships in the US.
Swim ace has Games gap to fill in glittering resume
One of Australia's biggest stars in Glasgow has achieved nearly everything possible in his sport - except win an individual Commonwealth Games gold medal.
‘Incredible Hulk’ Nketia can challenge world’s fastest
Powerful Australian sprinter Eddie Nketia has set his sights on the LA Olympics as his US college coach declares the 24-year-old capable of greatness.
Gout sets sights on Lyles race as sub-10 run eludes him
Gout Gout has won the national U20s 100m final without securing the sub-10 run he insists will "come soon" as he gets ready for a showdown with Noah Lyles.
Gout hits out at ‘haters’ as he targets next milestone
Gout Gout has fired a warning shot back at Justin Gatlin for disparaging his recent sub-20 run in the 200m as he sets his sights on another record.
Better than Bolt: Gout runs sub-20 in national 200m win
Teenage phenom Gout Gout has become the first Australian to break the 20-second barrier over 200m with a time that would have beaten Usain Bolt at the same age.
Sky’s the limit: Kennedy runs sub-10 again at nationals
Sprint star Lachlan Kennedy has claimed his first 100m national title in Sydney, breaking the 10-second barrier for the second time in as many days.
Kennedy sizzles with sub-10 run but Hull takes a tumble
Lachlan Kennedy has become the first Australian to break the 10-second mark over 100m on home soil, while Jessica Hull endured a nightmare start in Sydney.
Aussie distance star gunning for nationals trifecta
Charting her path to the Commonwealth Games, middle-distance star Jessica Hull is set for a gruelling campaign at the Australian athletics championships.
US sprint queen claims thrilling Stawell Gift win
American sprint queen Sha'Carri Richardson has claimed a remarkable victory off scratch in the women's Stawell Gift.
Richardson, Coleman live up to star billing at Stawell
Sha'Carri Richardson gave away 10m to the frontrunners in her Stawell Gift heat, but that was no problem for the American sprint queen.
Why US sprint star ‘hates’ Gout comparisons with Bolt
US sprint star Christian Coleman wants the athletics world to relish Australian sensation Gout Gout's career rather than draw unfair parallels with Usain Bolt.
US sprint star’s path to LA leads through Stawell
US sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson has a laser-like focus on the LA Olympics and will use the Stawell Gift as part of her long road back to the global showpiece.
Athletics great joins race to help deliver 2032 Games
Athletics great Cathy Freeman has taken up a key 2032 Olympic advisory role, becoming the latest high-profile star to help Brisbane Games organisers.
Kennedy the man as Gout eyes nationals re-match
Lachlan Kennedy underlined his status as Australia's fastest man with a sprint double in Melbourne, but young rival Gout Gout is already eyeing a 200m rematch.
Kennedy edges Gout in 200m showdown in Melbourne
Lachlan Kennedy has done the sprint double at the Maurie Plant Meet and relegated Gout Gout to second place in the 200m.
‘Nowhere to hide’ for Olympic champ in comeback step
Nina Kennedy feels she will be better for her injury woes as she plots a comeback path through Melbourne with an eye on the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
‘Run it back’: revenge mission for Gout under spotlight
Gout Gout is brimming with confidence as resumes his sprint rivalry with Lachlan Kennedy in the headline act at a star-laden Maurie Plant meet in Melbourne.
‘My time is coming’: Hull enjoys medal double at worlds
Australian star Jess Hull has won her second world indoor medal in a weekend while Adam Spencer also landed a surprise maiden gong.
Dramatic medals for Hull, Marschall at world indoors
Australia's athletes now have three medals at the world indoor championships after Jessica Hull, in the 3000m, and pole vaulter Kurtis Marschall annexed bronze.
World silver for Olyslagers as old rival soars back
Australian high jump ace Nicola Olyslagers has been dethroned as world indoor champion but won silver behind her great Ukrainian rival Yaroslava Mahuchikh.